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Looking at the image, what do we call the entire region inside the bold line around the river?

drainage basin

Name 3 human geographical features

religion, language, food, etc

When we can maintain something, keep something going, this means it is ____________ (related concept)

sustainable

Would there be more pollution at the mouth or source of a river? Explain

Mouth - because it is at the end. Any pollution dumped upstream would make its way downstream to the mouth

Where is the mouth of the Mekong?

Vietnam

Where is the source of the Mekong (country name)

China

Name all the countries which the Mekong flows through

China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam

Name 3 negative impacts of building dams

fish cannot migrate, decrease fish supply, blocks sediment and starves downstream ecosystems, people have to move/resettle, dam could break, etc

Name 3 benefits of building dams

irrigation, drinking water/reservoir, control floods, hydroelectric power, deepen waterways for boats

Name one geographical feature that is important to create a natural barrier/border around countries/regions?

mountains, deserts, rivers

Name the rivers that were important to the first civilisations

Nile, Tigris, Euphrates, Indus, Yellow

How did the discovery of agriculture lead to an increase in disease?

domesticated animals spread disease to humans, and irrigation canals cause river water to become still/stagnate which also bread more disease

Which early civilisation first discovered agriculture?

Mesopotamia

Which hominid had the largest brain?

Homo neanderthalensis

How many years are in a decade?

10

What century is the year 3 in?

1st century

What century are we in now?

21st

How many years are in a century?

100

Put the following dates in order from oldest to newest: 400 CE, 1500 BCE, 30, 320 BCE.

1500 BCE, 320 BCE, 30, 400 CE

If you used BC, would you use AD or CE?

AD

What does BCE and BC stand for?

Before the Common Era and Before Christ

When did farming first begin?

Around 10,000 BCE

What innovation allowed humans to settle and start the first civilisations?

agriculture/farming

Name the four earliest river valley civilisations

Ancient China, Ancient Egypt, Indus River Valley, Mesopotamia

Describe one advantageous trait of giraffes.

long neck, patterns for camouflage, long legs to run fast

Put the following hominid groups in order from the earliest to the most recent: Homo group, Australopithecus group, Paranthropus group, Ardipithecus group.

Ardipithecus group, Australopithecus group, Paranthropus group, Homo group

When did homo sapiens first appear?

about 200,000 years ago

If a species does not adapt to a changing environment, what will probably happen to it?

go extinct

What is a key trait of all hominids?

All bipedal (walk upright on 2 legs)

The process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment (those with advantageous traits) survive and reproduce most successfully is called what?

survival of the fittest/natural selection

Who is this person and what is he famous for?

Charles Darwin- the modern theory of evolution/natural selection

An idea that is supported by repeated tests and evidence is called what?

scientific theory

A book written in the year 2000 about World War I would be what type of source - primary or secondary?

secondary

A skeleton of an early hominid would be what type of source - primary or secondary?

primary

An interview with someone who experienced an event first-hand would be what type of source - primary or secondary?

primary

Historians must compare sources to make sure they have similar information. This skill is called_________.

corroboration

Historians study _______, which are objects that have been made by humans (such as weapons, clothing, jewelry and pottery, etc)

artefacts

Information that is made after the time/event you are studying is what type of source?

secondary

Information that originates/comes from the event/time you are studying is what type of source?

primary